Undergraduate Course: The Mobile World: Geographies of Migration and Movement (GEGR10036)
Course Outline
School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Geography |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
This subject examines a number of examples of human mobility in the contemporary world, including: refugee movements, asylum seekers and 'illegal immigrants', temporary worker migration, internal migrations, transnational migrations, diasporic and 'nomadic' communities and modern pilgrimages.
The course introduces students to a number of theoretical issues relevant to contemporary thinking about mobility in the modern world, including: mobility and the international labour market (including racialised and gender differentiated labour); regulation and mobility (national and transnational responses); mobility, citizenship and senses of belonging. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this subject should:
- understand the range of circumstances which produce human mobility in the modern world;
- learn about the different forms that human mobility takes;
- comprehend the implications of movement for citizen rights;
- understand the relationship between migration and labour markets;
- relate different kinds of human mobility to the relevant cultural, social, political and economic circumstances;
- understand the link between globalisation and human mobility;
- relate human mobility to racialised, gendered and sexual differences;
- understand how mobility shapes contemporary senses of belonging and home. |
Assessment Information
Class assessment: As specified in course handbook
Degree assessment: One two-hour examination (2 questions) AND one essay (2000 words) |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Jane Jacobs
Tel: (0131 6)50 2515
Email: Jane.Jacobs@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Catherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2572
Email: cathy.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
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